From a shuttered home in Titusville to a fire station on Satellite Beach, from a “remote” newsroom at Orlando Melbourne International Airport to a downtown Melbourne apartment, FLORIDA TODAY journalists and employees rode out Hurricane Matthew, determined to provide 24/7 coverage and the most up-to-date information to keep you safe and informed throughout the storm.

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One of our photographers, Craig Rubadoux, was snapping photos from Port Canaveral as Matthew’s winds swept across the Space Coast. Reporter James Dean and photographer Malcolm Denemark embedded with Satellite Beach Fire Department and documented firefighters’ efforts to fight a blaze beachside as Matthew raged. Reporter Rick Neale produced live Facebook videos of the Indian River surging at Douglas Park in Indialantic, becoming one of the first on our staff to cross the causeway as winds subsided.

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Other FLORIDA TODAY journalists provided live updates from their homes and neighborhoods, and producers kept FloridaToday.com humming from within and beyond the hurricane zone. As we worked, we all worried about our homes, our families, our neighbors and our community. We call Brevard home, too. And, yes, we all felt relief that Brevard was spared major damage.

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Readers turned to FloridaToday.com in record numbers before, during and after the storm. We had more than 4.5 million page views on our mobile website and smart phone apps, and more than 4.1 million on our desktop site. And we posted more than 70 storm-related videos, which have generated more than 400,000 views. Our Facebook posts reached more than 7.7 million users and our Facebook Live videos reached more than 1.7 million.